UnitedHealthcare corporate headquarters. Credit: wolterke/Adobe StockAmid Growing Litigation Volume, Don't Expect UnitedHealthcare to Change Its Stripes After CEO's Killing
"[A]t the end of the day, these are for-profit companies. They're very good at making money, and I don't think it's going to change their behavior. And I think any sort of publicity effects will wear out over time," said John Aloysius Cogan Jr., a professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law.
December 10, 2024 at 06:02 PM
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What You Need to Know
- UnitedHealthcare and its parent company, UnitedHealth, removed a flurry of contract cases to federal courts in Alabama, New Jersey and New York in the last week.
- This action followed the high-profile, fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week.
- Litigation by hospitals and other health care providers against health insurance companies over nonpayment for services has ballooned in recent years, but the killing won't have a major impact on such suits, one legal authority said.
After the killing of its CEO and the manhunt for the suspect recedes from the public's attention, UnitedHealthcare will still face a heavy load of lawsuits over its reimbursement practices.
Some who followed the murder and its aftermath might have felt sadness and sympathy for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's family and colleagues, while others felt the gunman gave a voice to their outrage over denied claims. Litigation by hospitals and other health care providers over nonpayment for services has ballooned in recent years, but the high-profile killing won't have a major impact on such suits, one legal authority said.
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